ANTI-JK(B) DELAYED HEMOLYTIC TRANSFUSION REACTION AFTER CORONARY-BYPASS SURGERY

Authors
SHAHIAN DM WEINER NJ KURTZ SR
Citation
Dm. Shahian et al., ANTI-JK(B) DELAYED HEMOLYTIC TRANSFUSION REACTION AFTER CORONARY-BYPASS SURGERY, Panminerva Medica, 37(2), 1995, pp. 95-97
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Panminerva Medica → ACNP
ISSN journal
00310808
Volume
37
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
95 - 97
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-0808(1995)37:2<95:ADHTRA>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
Delayed hemolytic transfusion reaction occurred in a 74-year-old woman after coronary bypass, Antibodies were not detected during preoperati ve screening but did appear late after exposure to Jk(b)-positive red blood cells, probably as an anamnestic response to previous exposure d uring childbirth or remote transfusion. The incidence, pathophysiology , clinical presentation, diagnosis, and management of this syndrome ar e discussed.